I stumbled across these diecasts on the internet, having never heard of Tarmac Works (another PCT brand). Coincidentally, I had just read the Vol. 3 double issue of Road & Track, devoted to customs, which included an article on personalized custom Porsches. The same purple car shown below was pictured in an article on RAUH-Welt BEGRIFF (RWB), which translates as Rough World Concept in German. Bodywork artist Akira Nakai is the driving force behind these wildly modified Porsche 993s, flying to wherever the customer is and shipping the parts there for the custom work.
Below is the Tarmac Works RWB 993 'Rotana' in it's accurate satin purple paint. The Rotana dates from 2013, and there's a write-up on the car here: http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/06/nakai-goes-turbo-the-rwb-rotana/ . The windshield decal matches the R&T car, but must have changed since the online review was conducted. The license has changed too but still seems to be in Arabic. They did a good job with the absurd and cross-braced rear wing.
The other one I got is in a great candy apple red shade. There are only Japanese characters on it and on the box, but I found out it is phonetically "Hi No Tori", meaning bird of fire, or the Phoenix. The real car seems to have appeared in Prague in 2016, based on what pics I could find online. It has a different wing from the Rotana.
Tarmac makes a bunch of others, some of which mimic actual former racing Porsches, such as the '71 Pink Pig, the '74 Martini Carrera RSR, and the '80 935 Apple Computer car. Certainly something wild to spruce up the mix of silver, white, and Guards Red in the Porsche display.
Great post, Harv. Your explanations really help me appreciate these Tarmac models. Well done and thanks!
Thanks Harv, a brand that I have never heard about and an interesting story that you shared.I'll have to hunt up that 'Road & Track' copy.
Yowzaa!
We need more wing! https://petrolicious.com/articles/this-rauh-welt-begriff-porsche-is-a-masterpiece-of-madness
Wow! Those finishes look spectacular.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA